From The Enigma
NPL Magazine
August, 2017
#1: SCARAB
#2: WITZ

1. The blanks in the flats below can be filled in with two words which differ only by a single additional letter in the second word.

The vanity's gorgeous. The toilet's a
shrine.
The tub and the _ _ _ _ _ _ are completely
divine.
The tiles are marble. The fixtures are
gilt.
I don't think a bathroom that's _ _ _ _ _ _ _
has been built.

2. The blanks in the flat below can be filled with two words which are anagrams - except for the addition of an S at the end of the second word.

The end of a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ career was
spoiled;
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ S were part of why hitters were
foiled.

Answers:

1. SHOWER - SHOWIER
2. STORIED - STEROID(S)